Funeral service for CW3 (Retired) Ralph M. "Mac" McDaniel will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial with full military honors will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Oklahoma.

The service may be viewed by following the link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Ralph M. "Mac" McDaniel died Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Lawton, Oklahoma.

He was born July 24, 1936, in Jefferson City, Missouri to Ralph and Anna (Manes) McDaniel. He grew up in Jefferson City and Kansas City, Missouri. He enlisted in the US Army in October 1955 and married Von Shaw on December 6, 1956. Mac served 20 years in the Army. His tour stations included: three hardship tours to Korea and one to Vietnam; he also served in Fort Hood, Texas, Fort Benning, Georgia, Regensberg, Germany, the Presidio, San Fracisco, California, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After retiring he worked at Lawton Transit Mix, a Fort Sill contractor, and Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services. He was a long-time member of Cache Road Baptist Church and assisted in starting their bus ministry. He and Von loved to bowl and spend time at the lake fishing with friends and family. His latest passion in life was golf.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Gary Whitis, Wylie, Texas, son and partner, Steven McDaniel and Twyla McDonald and ex daughter-in-law Cathy McDainel, Lawton, Oklahoma, son and daughter-in-law, Troy and Mary McDaniel Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, grandchildren, Brian and Megan Whitis, Trevor and Jessica Whitis, Legen McDaniel and partner Neika Anderson, Drew McDaniel, Sydney McDaniel, Macie and Trevin Michael; and 5 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by wife Von and grandson, Arlen Roberts.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com